Your AT&T Data Was Leaked to the Dark Web: Here's What You Can Do

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If you're an AT&T customer, it's time to start checking your credit reports and updating your password. Your AT&T credentials are possibly sitting in a database currently for sale on underground hacking forums.

Your AT&T Info Might Be Up for Grabs—Again​

Researchers at Hackread have spotted hackers selling a database of 86 million customer records stolen from an AT&T data breach in 2024. The database was posted on a Russian cybercrime forum on May 15, and again on June 3, after which it started appearing on other forums as well.

The exact number of exposed records is in conflict. Hackread claims 86 million records were stolen, while one post selling the database claims 70 million records. However, it's the stolen data that is the bigger concern.

Hackread analyzed the leaked data and found the following information on sale:

• Full names
• Birthdays
• Phone numbers
• Email addresses
• Physical addresses
• Social Security numbers (43,989,219 in total)

To make matters worse, birthdays and Social Security numbers (SSN) listed in the database were initially encrypted. However, hackers have since managed to decrypt them, and the information is now included as plain text.

In simple words, if you're an AT&T customer, your name, address, birthday, phone number, and SSN are likely part of the leaked database.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114717]

Uhm, no. SSN is distinctly American. There are not 3.2 billion Americans. It is also incorrect to call UK HIN and other nations' social program registry numbers "SSNs."

 

[BigWrench]

Here we go again. Another AT&T breach. Guess I’ll just wait for the AT&T email to sign up for another complimentary year of credit monitoring, AGAIN!!! Sheesh

 

[Jonny Quest]

I guess it's different that this one?

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It may be time to switch to Spectrum/Verizon. But it doesn't change the fact that my information could still be out there, and to change passwords, keep track of my financial accounts and put a credit freeze on my credit monitoring accounts etc.

Massive AT&T data breach exposes call logs of 109 million customers

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[BigWrench]

I guess it's different that this one?

Massive AT&T data breach exposes call logs of 109 million customers

AT&T is warning of a massive data breach where threat actors stole the call logs for approximately 109 million customers, or nearly all of its mobile customers, from an online database on the company's Snowflake account. The company confirmed to BleepingComputer that the data was stolen from...

malwaretips.com

It may be time to switch to Spectrum/Verizon. But it doesn't change the fact that my information could still be out there, and to change passwords, keep track of my financial accounts and put a credit freeze on my credit monitoring accounts etc.

Massive AT&T data breach exposes call logs of 109 million customers

AT&T is warning of a massive data breach where threat actors stole the call logs for approximately 109 million customers, or nearly all of its mobile customers, from an online database on the company's Snowflake account. The company confirmed to BleepingComputer that the data was stolen from...

malwaretips.com

We do not have AT&T for our phone services. Also, ALL our bureaus have been “frozen” for years. We do have DirectTV, hence the issue for us. Just another brick in the wall

 

[Jonny Quest]

I hadn't put a credit freeze on my accounts until now. I've always monitored my financial accounts, but it was time, way past time for freezing those.

I think Josh is pretty level headed, and has some good advice for protecting ourselves.
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